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Today the ACT National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and the Commonwealth NPM made 30 recommendations to ACT Policing after joint visits to the ACT Watch House and 5 ACT Police Stations

In August 2025, the ACT NPM made a submission to the ACT Government on its review of operation of section 70 (Strip search on admission) of the Corrections Management Act 2007 (CM Act).

The ACT NPM has made a submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee’s inquiry into Australia's youth justice and incarceration system.

The ACT and Commonwealth NPM’s have jointly published Guidance Material: ACT Watch House and Police Stations.

The ACT National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) met today with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) as part of its official visit to Australia.

The ACT NPM has unveiled its new logo, which was designed by Warralang Projects, a Canberra based, Aboriginal owned organisation.

The ACT NPM has published its Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

ACT National Preventive Mechanism Guidelines have been published on the ACT Legislation Register this week.

Capacity pressures impact young people's health, safety and access to education at Bimberi